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The result so far: 31,977 kilometres of road projects, including construction, maintenance, widening, upgrading, and rehabilitation completed, according to official figures. The government itself is funding a Php150.76-billion ($1.9 billion) worth of trail transport projects, in addition to privately-funded rail. The privately-funded 77-billion-peso ($1.4-billion) Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) will roll out on December 2022 (initial run), cutting travel time from North Avenue in Quezon City to San Jose del Monte in Bulacan from 3 hours to 35 just minutes — and bringing a greener ride too. Another privately-funded project, the Php44-billion ($840 million) Manila Skyway, a 39.2-km elevated “flyover”, which took nearly a quarter of a century to complete was inaugurated recently. Pre-pandemic, some 6.5 million jobs were generated from 2016 to 2020 (and close to 1.5 million jobs from March 2020 to August 2021) amid the pandemic, thanks to BBB. The programme has accelerated the government’s public infrastructure expenditure — from an average of 1.6% of GDP from 2001 to 2010 and 3% of GDP from 2011 to 2016 to an unprecedented 5% to 6% of GDP under Duterte. On August 6, 2018, Duterte signed RA 11055 or the Philippine Identification System Act into law. It’s an unprecedented move. For one, it will boost the targeting of social or cash-transfer programmes and individuals in a crisis situation. So far, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recorded over 50 million registratio...

[1/2] Philippine President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. raises hands with Senate President Vicente Sotto III and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco during his proclamation, at the House of Representatives, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 25, 2022. BBM Media Bureau/Handout via... Read more MANILA, May 25 (Reuters) - A joint session of Philippines Congress on Wednesday declared Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the notorious late dictator, the winner of this month's election and confirmed he would become the country's next president. The proclamation formalises the once unimaginable return to power of the country's most famous political dynasty, after a 1986 "people power" revolt drove the Marcos family into exile in Hawaii. Marcos, 64, better known as "Bongbong", takes over on June 30 from Rodrigo Duterte and will serve until 2028, with the incumbent president's daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, as his vice president. "I ask you all, pray for me, wish me well," Marcos, dressed in the traditional white Filipino barong shirt and trousers, said after the proclamation. "I want to do well for this country." Marcos won 31.6 million or 58.77% of ballots cast, with an 82% turnout. He won by a margin not seen since before his father's autocratic, 1965-1986 rule, an era characterised by corruption, martial law and unashamed extravagance of the first family, a narrative his campaign sought to upend. Marcos's wife and three sons were also present in Congre...

A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son and namesake of the late dictator, was sworn in today as the 17th president of the Philippines. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Romualdez Marcos Jr. PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS JR: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Non-English language spoken). MARCOS: (Non-English language spoken). MARTÍNEZ: On hand was outgoing president Rodrigo Duterte, who spent his last days in office extending what critics called his record as an autocrat and renewing a crackdown on the press. NPR's Julie McCarthy is our Southeast Asia correspondent and is tracking this from the U.S. right now. Julie, tell us about the ceremony. What kind of tone and message was Marcos trying to cast with this inauguration before, well, more than a hundred million people of his country. JULIE MCCARTHY, BYLINE: Well, it was a baton-passing like no other the Philippines has seen, A. History came full circle in one of the most remarkable rehabilitations of a disgraced family. The Marcos regime was ousted for abusing human rights and plundering the nation. The family was forced into exile. And today was the culmination of their decadeslong bid to regain power. Imelda Marcos may be best known for her shoe collection, but she was once the driving force behind this comeback, and she was there today at 92. MARTÍNEZ: So how did they persuade millions of Filipinos to give them a second chance, I mean, in a landslide, no less? MCCARTHY: That's ...

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the Philippines’ late dictator, has been sworn in as the country’s new president. Marcos Jr’s inauguration on Thursday marks a stunning political comeback for one of Asia’s most famous political dynasties, 36 years after the elder Marcos was toppled and forced into exile in a popular uprising. Known as “Bongbong”, the 64-year-old Marcos Jr won a rare landslide victory in last month’s presidential election, helped by what critics have said was a He succeeds Rodrigo Duterte, who gained international notoriety for his The new president, in a speech that echoed his campaign slogans of unity, promised to take the country far on his watch with policies benefiting everyone, and thanked the public for delivering what he called “the biggest electoral mandate in the history of Philippine democracy”. “You will not be disappointed, so do not be afraid,” he said at the inauguration ceremony, surrounded by his immediate family and with his sister Imee, a senator, and 92-year-old mother Imelda, a former four-time congresswoman, seated close by. Marcos Jr also praised his late father’s rule, but said his presidency was not about the past, but a better future. “I once knew a man who saw what little had been achieved since independence …. but he got it done sometimes with the needed support, sometimes without,” he said. “So will it be with his son. You will get no excuses from me.” The late Marcos ruled the Philippines for two decades from 1965, ...

The For example, Marcos emphasized the role of agriculture in attaining food security during a talk in front of some members of the Filipino community in New York. “You can encourage your young relatives back home to take college courses related to agriculture. If you have idle lands in the Philippines, ask your families to take care of them and help them develop them for agriculture,” he The leader also asked his fellow Filipinos to Diplomat Brief Weekly Newsletter N Get briefed on the story of the week, and developing stories to watch across the Asia-Pacific. Get the Newsletter His message was consistent in all his meetings with American companies, Enjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. Just $5 a month. “First, we passed legislation to lower corporate income tax rates and rationalize fiscal incentives. Second, we reduced the minimum paid-up capital requirements for foreign retailers and foreign startups bringing in advanced new technology. And third, we now allow full foreign ownership of companies providing public services, such as telecommunications, shipping, air carriers, railways, subways, airports, and toll roads,” he said. Marcos was indirectly praising the legacy of former President Rodrigo Duterte, since all the reforms he mentioned were done during the term of his predecessor. It shows that his presidency represents continuity and that Duterte, despite his global disrepute for waging a brutal “war on drugs,” paved the way to boost the i...